Related Stories: Humanitarian Appeals

UN agencies and humanitarian partners appealed today for US$892.6 million to help millions of people affected by food insecurity, conflict and disease in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
The Humanitarian Action Plan (HAP) 2013, which was launched in DRC’s capital Kinshasa, will help provide essential...

Representatives from Member States, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations gathered in Kuwait City today (30 January) to attend the high-level International Humanitarian Pledging Conference for Syria.
“Today, We have now seen global solidarity in action,” said UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commending...

UN agencies and humanitarian organizations appealed today for more funding to help families affected by Typhoon Bopha, which swept through the island of Mindanao in the southern Philippines last December, causing massive destruction to homes and basic infrastructure.
The revised Bopha response plan is seeking US$76...

United Nations Humanitarian Chief Valerie Amos called today (23 Jan) on the international community to find a political solution to the crisis in Syria which continues to claim more lives and to displace more people. She said aid organizations desperately need more resources to respond to the crisis.
“Ordinary...